Here is a collection of poems reflecting, in one way or the other, on the general meaning of life. These are poems about life, its meaning or a lack thereof. These works span the entire breadth of recorded literary history and represent most stylistic movements and major languages (even though all poems and articles in this section are in English or they were translated into English).
- Dawn by Rupert Brooke
- Clouds by Rupert Brooke
- Choriambics — II by Rupert Brooke
- Choriambics — I by Rupert Brooke
- Charm, The by Rupert Brooke
- Busy Heart, The by Rupert Brooke
- Blue Evening by Rupert Brooke
- Beauty and Beauty by Rupert Brooke
- Ante Aram by Rupert Brooke
- And love has changed to kindliness by Rupert Brooke
- A Memory by Rupert Brooke
- A Letter to a Live Poet by Rupert Brooke
- A Channel Passage by Rupert Brooke
- 1914 V: The Soldier by Rupert Brooke
- 1914 IV: The Dead by Rupert Brooke
- 1914 III: The Dead by Rupert Brooke
- 1914 II: Safety by Rupert Brooke
- 1914 I: Peace by Rupert Brooke
- When and Why by Rabindranath Tagore
- The Unheeded Pageant by Rabindranath Tagore
- The Source by Rabindranath Tagore
- The Recall by Rabindranath Tagore
- The Hero by Rabindranath Tagore
- The Gardener XLVIII: Free Me by Rabindranath Tagore
- The Gardener XLVI: You Left Me by Rabindranath Tagore
- The Gardener LXXXIII: She Dwelt on the Hillside by Rabindranath Tagore
- The Gardener LXXXI: Why Do You Whisper So Faintly by Rabindranath Tagore
- The Gardener LXVIII: None Lives For Ever, Brother by Rabindranath Tagore
- The End by Rabindranath Tagore
- My Song by Rabindranath Tagore
- Lover’s Gifts XLVIII: I Travelled the Old Road by Rabindranath Tagore
- Lover’s Gifts XLVII: The Road Is by Rabindranath Tagore
- Lover’s Gifts XLIV: Where Is Heaven by Rabindranath Tagore
- Lover’s Gifts XIX: It Is Written in the Book by Rabindranath Tagore
- Lover’s Gifts LXX: Take Back Your Coins by Rabindranath Tagore
- Light by Rabindranath Tagore
- Colored Toys by Rabindranath Tagore
- We Are To Play The Game Of Death by Rabindranath Tagore
- We Are To Play The Game Of Death by Rabindranath Tagore
- The Hero — English Translation by Rabindranath Tagore
- The Astronomer by Rabindranath Tagore
- Lord Of My Life by Rabindranath Tagore
- The Essay on Liberty by Abraham Cowley
- Paul’s Wife by Robert Frost
- Mowing by Robert Frost
- Nikolai Gumilev –
- The Hock-cart, or Harvest Home by Robert Herrick
- The Bride-Cake by Robert Herrick
- His Mistress to Him at his Farewell by Robert Herrick
- A PASTORAL SUNG TO THE KING by Robert Herrick